we had a conversation about her being part of when i was at cnn the coverage of the very last shuttle mission. >> so when you -- when you did this lo those many years ago, did you have a sense that she was going to make history? >> well, i hoped she was. i mean, to have a friend a teacher, who could have done that was great. my finger were crossed but there was no guarantee that she was going to be the one but she was really good. she was really smart. >> she was your ta. i can't imagine there were too many women who were tas in, you know. >> no, very fews. basically even though she inspired so many millions she convinced me not to be an astro naught because she was far smarter than i was. i decided i will go into journalism. we will let her be the astronaut. >> since she stopped flying, she has really pushed this issue. >> dedicated her life to science, especially creating sally ride science in san diego. >> what's that? >> it's mission it is to largely encourage girls but students of all persuasions to keep excited about science, to study it, to not make it be the domain of other co